Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge

Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge is working to educate people about the plight of farm animals. We are working to build infrastructure to house chicken, turkeys, goats, sheep, pigs, cows, ducks and geese on our 20 acre property. Through guided tours of these facilities, we will educate the general public about how farm animals are treated in our society and hope to inspire a move towards a more compassionate, vegan lifestyle. We are also working to advocate for farm animals in the greater community of the Piedmont through presentations, booths, pamphletting, vegan bake sales, cooking classes and other initiatives.

We will achieve our goals by providing creative and interactive experience for people both at our sanctuary and in the community. Our tours will will include physical contact with our rescued animals, animal feedings, and informative videos. Our educational literature will take new approaches to learning and design in an effort to stick in people's minds amid the huge amount of information that people view each day.
To reach individuals and encourage them to make changes in their lives that will benefit farm animals, we believe that we must not only provide information about who these animals are and why people should care, but also about HOW they can change. To accomplish this we will provide a diverse group of events and experiences including vegan bake sales, free vegan food give aways, cooking classes, and one-on-one mentoring.

Our team is comprised of individuals with backgrounds in finance, graphic design, architecture, law, farm animal management, web design and more. This diverse group of individuals is committed to achieving the goals of the organization because they deeply believe in the cause and live the values of our organization 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Additionally, we are supported by a large base of auxiliary volunteers who assist the organization with many of our activities including animal care, barn construction, vegan baking, presentations, and other events. These committed individuals are our largest asset and one that continues to grow as more and more people learn about our work. We will be successful in our goals because the responsibilities and work of our organization are being accomplished by a community of passionate animal advocates.

Our 2014 accomplishment report included the following information:

-220 visitors to our animal sanctuary
-33 farm animals rescued
-1800 free vegan food samples distributed
-3 vegan cooking classes held
-664 vegan baked goods sold
-completed construction of barn for rescued chickens and turkeys
-main sponsor for Triangle VegFest
-partnered with Farm Sanctuary (nationally known organization) to home 26 farm animals